diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 314fcc3..b23fdfb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license_files = LICENSE.txt
 long_description = file: README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst; charset=UTF-8
 url = https://github.com/flexiblepower/s2-ws-json-python
-version = 0.4.0
+version = 0.4.1
 
 # Change if running only on Windows, Mac or Linux (comma-separated)
 platforms = Linux
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ python_requires >= 3.8, <= 3.12
 # new major versions. This works if the required packages follow Semantic Versioning.
 # For more information, check out https://semver.org/.
 install_requires =
-    pydantic~=2.8.2
+    pydantic>=2.8.2
     pytz
     click
     websockets~=13.1